Image of Sam Kerr and her fiancee with their newborn baby sparks vile comment from politician

Daily Mail​

16-05-2025

Conservative politicians have lobbed vile criticism at Sam Kerr after she shared a photo with her fiancee and newborn baby.
The Matildas star and her fiancee Kristie Mewis welcomed their first child, Jagger, last week.
The soccer power couple were flooded with supportive messages when they shared a series of photos of the newborn online.
But Family First national director Lyle Shelton took it as an opportunity to question their relationship.
'A baby is born - but where's dad?' Shelton wrote alongside a photo of the couple and their baby.
'Family First congratulates Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis on the birth of their son - but we must speak a truth too many are afraid to say.
'No child should be deliberately deprived of their father. Children aren't lifestyle accessories - they're human beings with rights.'
Shelton went on to ask: 'When cultural elites cheer on choices that sideline dads, who's left standing for the child?'
'Love is not enough. Every child deserves - and needs - a mum and a dad, wherever possible. It's time to put children's rights before adult desires.'
Shelton was one of the leaders of the 'No' campaign against same-sex marriage in Australia.
His post received support from firebrand United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet, who commented, 'children need both a mother and a father'.
Kerr and Mewis have become a high-profile couple in the sporting world with Kerr hailing from Australia, Mewis from the United States and both playing in the UK.
They got engaged in September 2023 and are expected to marry in December.
Kerr is currently recovering from an ACL rupture suffered during a Chelsea training camp in early 2024.
She returned to individual training in January, but a timeframe on a return to football is still not clear.